Event photography can be very entertaining as well as make for a variety of interesting images. I look for people having a good time, clients never seem to get tired of photos with people smiling and enjoying themselves. Body language, expressions and gestures are a few of the things I look for when there are

Pay attention to details. Photographic details to be more precise. The vast majority of people I have met, never mind those I have photographed say that they do not like the way they look in photographs. So, what to do once those words are spoken and they are sitting amongst your lighting set up in

This was a shoot for an actual commercial. The commercial photography assigment was on location for Peak. The session created an opportunity to break out all of the tools and tricks of the trade. The client needs images for print ads, websites and what ever else they decide is applicable. The mindset here is to

Branding, branding, branding is the name of the game for this photo shoot. The main purpose was to create specific branding images for a product being used by a noted athlete. He won the Heisman, the socks are one of his trademarks, he has his own spin on the Jordan tongue out! Why not ask

Site scouting is one of the often forgotten or rarely mentioned skills that a photographer must possess. Certainly a background such as this has to have a story behind it. Here Philippe Valiquette couldn’t have chopped all that wood. It’s true he did not for this photo, but that is one of this Major League

How important is on location photography? It provides a setting to tell the story of the image in a much more authentic way. Hey Sooner fans, if you have been to the OU campus and caught a ride on one of their trolly-esque buses, you might have thought what a cool location this would be

Story time! One of the pure joys of storytelling photography is having the freedom to use lighting to create an image(s) that compliment the story behind the assignment. This portrait for Sports Illustrated is of Cooper Brannan. He was in the SD Padres system after serving in the military. During his tour Cooper lost his

Marketing images express your talent! This assignment required photographing a handful of ASU swimmers, individually, that would later be composited into one image for the creation of a poster. When photographing individuals that will ultimately be a part of group of people, lighting and position of the subject are critical. Selecting the best lighting modifier

Advertising images are very different from branding & marketing images. There are times you take a specific approach to create an image. That approach is determined by the final use of the images created. Knowing that Arizona State University had recently changed the look of their OR Sparky’s pitchfork I intentionally lit a wrestler that